Home Museums Музей горн.-плав. дела

The Zhezdi museum of history of mining and smelting business

Print

The Zhezdi museum of mining history and melting work was organized on 21th of December 1988 by the decree of KazUSR Union of Ministries. The museum of academician K. I. Satpayev was organized to the 70 years anniversary of his birthday.

Properties of the museum: museum of mining history and melting work and House – museum of academician K. I. Satpayev in Karsakpai settlement (35 km far from Zhezdi settlement) are equal historical and cultural complex. The specialty is to propaganda history of mining and melting work, metallurgy beginning from the epoch of ancient up to nowadays. The main exposition is represented under the blue sky in the special territory. Mining techniques from the different enterprises of Zhezkazgan district, samples of Zhezkazgan minerals, models of active melting stoves of the ancient (II – I th. B.C.)

Structure of the museum:
The museum has 3 sections: the section of history of mining and melting work, the section of history end excursion work, the section of fund with archive, art and library.

Museum achievements:
• In 1994 on 3d of November the first president of RK visited the museum and gave high mark to the museum organization. On the active model of the ancient melting stove he made an exhibit from the melted copper;
• The museum leads scientific – research works in the sphere of archeology combined with the institute of archeology named after A. KH.Margulan in the metallurgical settlement of the Bronze Epoch — Taldysai, Ulytau district, Karaganda region;
• In 2000 museum presentation was shown in President centre of Astana city and in the famous mausoleum of Khozha Akhmet Yassaui of Turkestan town;
• In 2005 museum expositions were presented in the international exhibition of London “West – East — West” made by Britain Union in Kazakhstan;

Most interesting expositions:
• Exhibits under the sky: mining techniques, active model of ancient stove, ethnographic exhibits under the sky – Kiyz ui;

2. Expositions:
1 hall – mining and melting work of ancient and medieval period;
2 hall – mining industry in the end of 1917. Investigation of local place by scholars and travelers. Appearance of first enterprises. Formation of working class;
3 hall – panoramic: development of mining and metallurgic enterprises. Agriculture. Culture and social development. Fauna and flora. Theme: “Cosmos”;
• Vivid exposition – 10 pine trees made by war veterans to 10 years jubilee of Kazakhstan Independence in 2000, alley and monument wall made to 60 years anniversary of the Victory.

3. Exhibitions:
• Exhibitions in the future: “Archeological findings of Taldysai”, “Petrogliphs of Baikonur” and etc.;

4. Collections and rarities:
• Copper exhibit of the president by the technology of ancient times;
• Collection of the Central Kazakhstan minerals;
• Collection of instruments and jeweler of master Barmenbai;
• Active model of ancient stove;
• Models of mine productions;
• Ethnographic collections;
• Personnel complex of K. I. Satpayev;
• Personal complexes of Zhezdi famous people.

5. Museum pedagogic and marketing:
• Lectures and museum lessons: history of mining industry, archeology;
• Interactive lessons about ethnography, building of Kazakh house kiyz ui, its devices and decorations;
• Essays, reports and articles about the history of local place;
• Museum actions for children;
• Moving actions for children;
• Acting club of historians;

6. Holidays and actions:
• Opening of touristic road by the directions metallurgic settlement Taldysai and medieval Baskamyr;
• Vivid exposition – 10 pine trees made by war veterans to 10 years jubilee of Kazakhstan Independence in 2000, alley and monument wall made to 60 years anniversary of the Victory;
• Exhibits under the sky: mining techniques, active model of ancient stove, ethnographic exhibits under the sky – Kiyz ui;
• Settlement action dedicated to 60 years anniversary of the Victory;
• The memory desk was established in the historical park of the museum.

7. Information about the museum attendance
The schedule of work: 9.00 – 18.00 Break: 13.00 – 14.00. Without weekdays
Prices of tickets:
Children – 20 tenge;
Students – 20 tenge;
Adults – 30 tenge
Review excursion – 150 tenge
Thematical excursion – 200 tenge; moving exhibits – 750 tenge, lectures – 500 tenge, lectures with video materials – 800 tenge
Discount tickets for customers: for war veterans, pensioners, poor families – free entrance.

Post address, e – mail, telephone service:
Zhezdi settlement, Kozhabai street, 4
Tel: 8 (71034)21725; 8 (71034) 21933

Head of the museum – Toregeldin Rustem Makenovich


 

 

Новый зал "Сакской культуры"
 

Russian (CIS)Kazakh (CIS)English

Found a typo?

Highlight the text, press Shift + Enter and send us a notice. 

Счетчики

Яндекс.Метрика